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24 alternatives to Hacker news for book related news, makers and writers
Bubblin News is a community platform for book-related news, discussions, and content sharing, launched in 2019. It functions similarly to Hacker News but focuses specifically on topics relevant to authors, publishers… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Hacker news for book related news, makers and writers launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Read books online with your friends. Save trees in the process.
2018 · bubblin.io · its alternatives →
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2015 · bubbl.in · its alternatives →
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2019 · getpolarized.io · its alternatives →
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Dec 2025 · hackernews-readings-613604506318.us-west1.run.app · its alternatives →
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2018 · jsomers.net · its alternatives →
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2016 · hackernewsbooks.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · podcastrank.co · its alternatives →
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Hacker News API▲317Hacker News now has an API. Awesome. :)
2014 · ycombinator.com · its alternatives →
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2019 · hackernewspapers.com · its alternatives →
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2017 · hnews.xyz · its alternatives →
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Hi folks, I've built an alternative Hacker News front page. It is inspired by and meant to be a replacement for hckrnews.com. I built this because HN is woefully underfeatured, but most sites that try to improve it seem to assume that the visual design is the problem. hcker.news tries to maintain HN's familiarity while adding useful enhancements. There are three primary views: - Timeline View: Browse top stories by votes or comments grouped by day, week, or month (e.g., top 20 per day, top 100 per week). - Aggregate View: See top stories by votes or comments over custom time ranges. - Front…
2025 · hcker.news · its alternatives →
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Focus on the really fresh and unread news in Hacker News.
2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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2011 · hnwho.com · its alternatives →
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2014 · berlinhackernews.com · its alternatives →
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2015 · hnreads.com · its alternatives →
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2012 · hncomments.nathancahill.com · its alternatives →
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Hacker News, without AIfree▲207A better Hacker News reader for following stories, filtering noise, and keeping up with discussions.
Sep 2026 · hcker.news · its alternatives →
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2013 · hn-button.com · its alternatives →
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Dec 2025 · dosaygo-studio.github.io · its alternatives →
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2015 · chancancode.github.io · its alternatives →
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2019 · pipedream.com · its alternatives →
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